Hi We have just run the updates on our server, this then tolod us that we had to register which we had already. eventually we were able to enter the activation code and the system came up, but none of the shares would appear we could not even create a new shared. after looking at possible causes the system was left another update was run and now the server will not start up at all. It starts to load and then re boots. it even dose this in safe mode . any ideas. Mooes64

Hi, Please refer to the following Microsoft KB articles for how to troubleshoot this startup issue. Windows Vista or Windows 7 no longer starts, and the Startup Repair tool does not fix the problem http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934540 How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 If the issue persists, please also try the following steps to rename the pending.xml file. 1. Boot form the Windows Server 2008 installation disk. 2. Choose the language. Then in the bottom left of the installation windows, click Repair the computer. 3. Choose Command Prompt to repair the computer. 4. Enter the following commands to rename pending.xml file: takeown /f C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml cacls C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml /G <EnterUsernameHere>:F ren C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.old Regards,Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.